01of 14LOVE THE PERSON, NOT THE ‘IDEA’ OF THEM"I think a lot of people meet people and then they’re dating the idea of what the person could become, and that person never shows up and then they’re just mad disappointed," Rihanna says in her BritishVoguecover story. “A person can always get better, they can always get worse, but you’ve got to be fine with what you met them as.”
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LOVE THE PERSON, NOT THE ‘IDEA’ OF THEM
“I think a lot of people meet people and then they’re dating the idea of what the person could become, and that person never shows up and then they’re just mad disappointed,” Rihanna says in her BritishVoguecover story. “A person can always get better, they can always get worse, but you’ve got to be fine with what you met them as.”
02of 14NEVER SETTLE"Don’t settle for something that feels like a prison, or is hard, or hurts you,” the critically acclaimed actress, who just revealedshe wed musician Phil Elvurum in a secret ceremony, said during herVanity Fairinterview. “If it doesn’t feel like love, it’s not love.”
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“Don’t settle for something that feels like a prison, or is hard, or hurts you,” the critically acclaimed actress, who just revealedshe wed musician Phil Elvurum in a secret ceremony, said during herVanity Fairinterview. “If it doesn’t feel like love, it’s not love.”
03of 14DON’T WASTE TIME ON IMMATURE PEOPLEJohn Shearer/GettyJennifer Lopezdropped some major truth bombs whilehelping a Tinder usernavigate the dating app, offering these words of wisdom after coming across a 29-year-old potential suitor: “Guys, until they’re 33, are really useless.“The singer, who iscurrently datingbaseball legend Alex Rodriguez, also urged her pupil to consider what she “really needs” in a man.
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DON’T WASTE TIME ON IMMATURE PEOPLE
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Jennifer Lopezdropped some major truth bombs whilehelping a Tinder usernavigate the dating app, offering these words of wisdom after coming across a 29-year-old potential suitor: “Guys, until they’re 33, are really useless.”
The singer, who iscurrently datingbaseball legend Alex Rodriguez, also urged her pupil to consider what she “really needs” in a man.
04of 14PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO WHERE YOU GO ON THE FIRST DATEJon Kopaloff/FilmMagicTiffany Haddishgave a rundown of her top first date activities in aGQvideo. “On a first date, best thing to do is [go to a] restaurant. Because then I can figure out what kind of eating habits this person has and, also, we can have an actual conversation,” she said. “Now a movie is cool, but that means I don’t really want to talk to you, you don’t really want to hear what I got to say. That’s like a second or third date [activity].“According to the comedian, the absolute “best first date location” is a painting class. Not only is there wine included, you also “get to see how creative and artistic she is and she gets to see how creative and artistic you are.”
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PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO WHERE YOU GO ON THE FIRST DATE
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Tiffany Haddishgave a rundown of her top first date activities in aGQvideo. “On a first date, best thing to do is [go to a] restaurant. Because then I can figure out what kind of eating habits this person has and, also, we can have an actual conversation,” she said. “Now a movie is cool, but that means I don’t really want to talk to you, you don’t really want to hear what I got to say. That’s like a second or third date [activity].”
According to the comedian, the absolute “best first date location” is a painting class. Not only is there wine included, you also “get to see how creative and artistic she is and she gets to see how creative and artistic you are.”
05of 14KNOW YOUR WORTHJamie McCarthy/GettyNicki Minajgave us all a lesson in being a queen when she posted a series of tweets in May 2018. “Know your worth. You were a Queen before him,” she wrote. “You’ll be a Queen after him. He can’t make or break you. Being equally yoked is what you should strive for. Spirituality is key. Once your spirit can soar on its own, then you are ready to ‘allow’ him the privilege of ur time.”
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KNOW YOUR WORTH
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Nicki Minajgave us all a lesson in being a queen when she posted a series of tweets in May 2018. “Know your worth. You were a Queen before him,” she wrote. “You’ll be a Queen after him. He can’t make or break you. Being equally yoked is what you should strive for. Spirituality is key. Once your spirit can soar on its own, then you are ready to ‘allow’ him the privilege of ur time.”
06of 14YOU DESERVE THE BESTNoam Galai/GettyAfter Pink’s daughter, 7-year-old Willow, asked her how many boyfriends she could have at one time, the singer made it clear that she has very high standards for any boys who may one day date her daughter. “I said: ‘Excuse me? … Probably none of them because they won’t deserve you,'” Pink revealed toCosmopolitan. “They have to be kind, respectful. They have to be chivalrous. They have to be good to their moms. They have to be good looking, and they have to be funny.”
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST
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After Pink’s daughter, 7-year-old Willow, asked her how many boyfriends she could have at one time, the singer made it clear that she has very high standards for any boys who may one day date her daughter. “I said: ‘Excuse me? … Probably none of them because they won’t deserve you,'” Pink revealed toCosmopolitan. “They have to be kind, respectful. They have to be chivalrous. They have to be good to their moms. They have to be good looking, and they have to be funny.”
07of 14PUTTING IN WORK IS A GIVENPhillip Faraone/Getty Images"You have to fight for love,“Tom Hiddleston toldGQ, opening up about his whirlwind relationship withTaylor Swift. “You can’t live in fear of what people might say. You know, you have to be true to yourself.”
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PUTTING IN WORK IS A GIVEN
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“You have to fight for love,“Tom Hiddleston toldGQ, opening up about his whirlwind relationship withTaylor Swift. “You can’t live in fear of what people might say. You know, you have to be true to yourself.”
08of 14STOP SEEKING OUT ‘THE ONE’Daniel Boczarski/GettyIn an essay forCosmopolitan, Sophia Bush got candid about her 2005 marriage and subsequent annulment fromOne Tree Hillcostar Chad Michael Murray — a life-altering event whichtaught her a valuable lesson about love and loss. “I came to appreciate that relationships often serve a specific purpose at a certain point in time, for myriad reasons,” she wrote. “Some are meant to heal you, some are meant to teach you how to build yourself up, and some are meant to show you how to trust your own intuition … Not every love can last forever.”
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STOP SEEKING OUT ‘THE ONE’
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In an essay forCosmopolitan, Sophia Bush got candid about her 2005 marriage and subsequent annulment fromOne Tree Hillcostar Chad Michael Murray — a life-altering event whichtaught her a valuable lesson about love and loss. “I came to appreciate that relationships often serve a specific purpose at a certain point in time, for myriad reasons,” she wrote. “Some are meant to heal you, some are meant to teach you how to build yourself up, and some are meant to show you how to trust your own intuition … Not every love can last forever.”
09of 14PAY NO ATTENTION TO GENDER NORMSDavid M. Benett/Dave Benett/GettyFurther proof Emma Watson is our feminist hero: she isn’t afraid to make the first move. “I actually took a man out for dinner. And I chose the restaurant and I offered to pay and it was really awkward and uncomfortable,” Watsonrevealed in a Facebook Q&A. “But the cool thing about it was we were both willing to have the conversation about why it was awkward or why it was uncomfortable. We were able to have this dialogue.”
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PAY NO ATTENTION TO GENDER NORMS
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Further proof Emma Watson is our feminist hero: she isn’t afraid to make the first move. “I actually took a man out for dinner. And I chose the restaurant and I offered to pay and it was really awkward and uncomfortable,” Watsonrevealed in a Facebook Q&A. “But the cool thing about it was we were both willing to have the conversation about why it was awkward or why it was uncomfortable. We were able to have this dialogue.”
10of 14QUIT PLAYING GAMES & JUST BE REALHan Myung-Gu/WireImageThose with a penchant for mind games,Chris Pratt is talking to you: “The truth is that any amount of trickery or wearing cool shirts with rad designs or using pick-up lines, or any of this bullshit like trying to neg girls, isn’t going to matter. It won’t pay off when she realizes that you’re full of s–t.”
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QUIT PLAYING GAMES & JUST BE REAL
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Those with a penchant for mind games,Chris Pratt is talking to you: “The truth is that any amount of trickery or wearing cool shirts with rad designs or using pick-up lines, or any of this bullshit like trying to neg girls, isn’t going to matter. It won’t pay off when she realizes that you’re full of s–t.”
11of 14BE FRIENDS FIRSTINSTARHey, it worked for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Before serving as Hollywood’s golden couple, theCafé Societyactress and her now-husband were strictly friends. “We were such good friends for so long and we both got to know each other as friends,“Lively told PEOPLE. “It didn’t click for a good year and a half.” She continued: “That’s what I appreciate about our relationship is that he’s my friend first and foremost.”
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Hey, it worked for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Before serving as Hollywood’s golden couple, theCafé Societyactress and her now-husband were strictly friends. “We were such good friends for so long and we both got to know each other as friends,“Lively told PEOPLE. “It didn’t click for a good year and a half.” She continued: “That’s what I appreciate about our relationship is that he’s my friend first and foremost.”
12of 14COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATEAstrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for HuluWe’ve heard it time and time again: communication is the key to a healthy relationship — and it remains actor Aaron Paul’s No. 1 piece of advice. “People get in fights because they don’t communicate, because you don’t want to hurt the other person,“he toldELLE. “If you do want to hurt the other person, then shame on you – you’re an a–hole. My wife and I do not argue. We communicate. We talk. But we’ve never fought in our entire relationship.”
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COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE
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We’ve heard it time and time again: communication is the key to a healthy relationship — and it remains actor Aaron Paul’s No. 1 piece of advice. “People get in fights because they don’t communicate, because you don’t want to hurt the other person,“he toldELLE. “If you do want to hurt the other person, then shame on you – you’re an a–hole. My wife and I do not argue. We communicate. We talk. But we’ve never fought in our entire relationship.”
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ENJOY SOME ‘ME’ TIME EVERY NOW & THEN
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14of 14DON’T LET YOUR PARTNER DISCOURAGE YOU FROM PURSUING YOUR DREAMSPaul Archuleta/FilmMagic”[He can’t be] afraid of you going to get your career. Don’t take no back seat to nobody,“Jamie Foxx saidat the premiere of his film,Sleepless, sharing the advice he’d give his daughters. “If you walk in with somebody that you take a back seat to, I’m going to check you first and then it’s about him.”
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“[He can’t be] afraid of you going to get your career. Don’t take no back seat to nobody,“Jamie Foxx saidat the premiere of his film,Sleepless, sharing the advice he’d give his daughters. “If you walk in with somebody that you take a back seat to, I’m going to check you first and then it’s about him.”
source: people.com
